Cesium carbonate → 2-Cyclopentyloxy-3-(4-{2-[3-methyl-2-oxo-1-(4-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-imidazolidin-4-yl]-ethoxy}-phenyl)-propionic acid cyclopentyl ester

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A mixture of 2-cyclopentyloxy-3-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-propionic acid cyclopentyl ester(0.090 g, 0.283 mmol), toluene-4-sulfonic acid 2-[3-methyl-2-oxo-1-(4-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-imidazolidin-4-yl]-ethyl ester (0.140 g, 0.307 mmol) and Cs2CO3 (0.138 g, 0.423 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was heated to 65° C. under N2 for 16 h. The reaction was cooled and quenched with 1 N HCl (10 mL) and worked up extractively with Et2O and water. The organic layer was dried (MgSO4) and the solvent removed in vacuo to afford crude product that was purified by flash chromatography using 3:1 hexanes:acetone to afford 0.108 g (64%) 2-cyclopentyloxy-3-(4-{2-[3-methyl-2-oxo-1-(4-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-imidazolidin-4-yl]-ethoxy}-phenyl)-propionic acid cyclopentyl ester. 1H NMR. MS (ES+) Calc'd for C33H42N2O5F3 (M+1) 603. Found m/z 603 (100%).

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